How Plants Work

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The you know, the better you grow Plants are capable of interesting and unexpected things Why do container plants wilt when they ve been regularly watered Why did the hydrangea that thrived last year never bloom this year Why do slugs wipe out the vegetable garden instead of eating the weeds Plant physiology the study of how living things function can solve these and most other problems gardeners regularly encounter.In How Plants Work, horticulture expert and contributor to the popular blog The Garden Professors, Linda Chalker Scott brings the stranger than fiction science of the plant world to vivid life She uncovers the mysteries of how and why plants do the things they do, and arms the home gardener with fascinating knowledge that will change the way they garden. New Read How Plants Work author Linda Chalker-Scott For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr How Plants Work is a must have book for anyone with an interest in horticulture With 9 sections Linda Chalker Scott gives you the details on how the cells of plants work and with this base foundation start to build up from there Linda answers questions such as how far roots spread and how deep they go, she explains photosynthesis and how this should affect the placement of a plant, why leaves turn red and much muchThea g...Others have criticized this book for being full of far too basic facts for their tastes Being relatively new to horticulture, I found this book to be both intensely enlightening and easy to read The information built upon itself and nicely, and while at times the biochemistry was a bit beyond my grasp, I was still very happy to be exposed to it I m hoping theI read on the subject theI ll be able to absorb perhaps enough even to one day return to this book and think it to be a ve Others have criticized this book for being full of far too basic facts for their tastes Being relatively new to horticulture, I found this book to be both intensely enlightening and easy to read The information built upon itself and nicely, and while at times the biochemistry was a bit beyond my grasp, I was still very happy to be exposed to it I m hoping theI read on the subject theI ll be able to absorb perhaps enough even to one day ret...This book is great I m not a gardener, but I want to be, and I like to research and read about hobbies before I start them this book was the perfect fit to get me started I learned so much, really excellent practical tips and tricks for managing a garden In all honesty, this book alone is probably going to save me tons of money and mistakes in the future It was a liiiiitle technical at certain points, enough to make my head spin a bit with terminology, but for good reason And it was tota This book is great I m not a gardener, but I want to be, and I like to research and read about hobbies before I start them this book was the perfect fit to get me started I learned so much, really excellent practi...Maybe if I hadn t just read Botany for Gardeners Third Edition I would have found this bookinteresting I feel like How Plants Work is probably great for very experienced gardeners who just want a smattering of knowledge about the inner workings of plants But I am a beginning gardener, who also happens to be an engineer who loves ...So good Must read for those curious about why we ingest and live around Plants are not animals And this book dispels myths from the pharmo agro industry in which artificial fertilizers and compost tea are just gimmicks that people invented to make a buck The biggest take away from this book is that one should ALWAYS test his her soil...Bravo for someone actually willing to discuss biochemistry Not a lot, obviously, but at least at the most fundamental level that is necessary for any kind of real understanding of plants I feel like many plant books become just glorified lists and descriptions with no unifying...This is a fantastic book for any gardener who wants to know, well, how plants work The chapter titles will let you know what sort of information is presented how plants grow, move, tell time, change color, how roots work, andTerms are defined in call out, gardening myths are busted, and goo...How Plants Work is an excellent introduction to the fascinating world of plant physiology and biochemistry Linda Chalker Scott discusses the key mechanisms of plant growth and behavior in a manner that is very accessible to ordinary gardeners In her approach to the subject material, the author succeeds in demonstrating her technical expertise while simultaneously presenting complex concepts with language that can be easily understood by a layperson None of the individual elements are belabo How Plants Work is an excellent introduction to the fascinating world of plant physiology and biochemistry Linda Chalker Scott discusses the key mechanisms of plant growth and behavior in a manner that is very accessible to ordinary gardeners In her approach to the subject material, the author succeeds in demonstrating her technical expertise while simultaneously presenting complex concepts with language that can be easily understood by a layperson None of the individual elements are belabored, with the result that the book manages to feel comprehensive in scope without becoming tedious Additionally, num...I learned several fascinating things about plants in this book How plants sense day actually night length and the function of anthocyanins come to mind The book has a conversational tone, which some people might prefer but that I found occasionally distracting from information I came for.Dr Chalker Scott clearly takes pleasure in debunking popular garden practices for which she sees no support in the scientific literature of her field While I respect and appreciate this approach, an impre I learned several fascinating things about plants in this book How plants sense day actually night length and the function of anthocyanins come to mind The book has a conversational tone, which some people might prefer but that I found occasionally distracting from information I came for.Dr Chalker Scott clearly takes pleasure in debunking popular garden practices for which she sees no support in the scientific literature of her field While I respect and appr...I enjoyed this book It was easy to read although it included scientific language and it had memorable anecdotes for most topics I really enjoyed the chapter on anthocyanins Most of it is a good refresher summary of plant functions, it also had some interesting new knowledge She had lots of excerpts for useful tips or myth busting While they were usually relevant I found that they really interrupted my reading and were not well placed It was a quick, insightful read that I would recommend t I enjoyed this book It was easy to read although it included scientific lan...

How Plants Work
  • 18 September 2017
  • Paperback
  • 236 pages
  • 160469338X
  • Linda Chalker-Scott
  • How Plants Work